We're a team of remarkable people achieving an extraordinary mission: keeping the nation safe and secure. Our work is critical.
We are responsible for delivering the next warhead for the UK's nuclear deterrent; working at the forefront of nuclear technologies that keep the nation safe. We support the government's strategy takes many facets: from supporting the weapon programme for the nuclear deterrent, supporting the UK's counter terrorist programme, identifying where there may be nuclear tests taking place around the world, and building an expert group of individuals in order to give the UK real depth in nuclear science and technology. Start an extraordinary career; grow your skills, learn from industry experts and become part of a community at one of the most unique companies in the UK. About the Year in Industry: This position is created for university students undertaking a 12-month placement, who will join our Modelling Team in Materials and Analytical Science. Materials and Analytical Science supports the life cycle of warhead components and technologies to ensure the reliability of the UK's strategic deterrent and national security mission. A nuclear warhead contains a vast range of materials including metals, ceramics, inorganic salts, rubbers, foams, adhesives, high explosives and radioactive substances. Materials and Analytical Science is critical to understanding and predicting the behaviour of these types of materials under various conditions. As Materials & Systems Modeller, you will have the opportunity to work in an exciting part of the organisation, through projects which may include working on a range of models and codes, utilising several coding languages, on the full model development lifecycle, helping to deliver our mission. The role is designed to help you gain experience in: Working with other Materials and Analytical Scientists to characterise material ageing processes, proposing approaches to model the observed trends Using a variety of statistical techniques to analyse experimental data Writing, developing and running codes written in a range of languages (e.g.
MATLAB, Mathematica, OpenFOAM and R) Utilising computational techniques for parameter optimisation Verifying and validating codes by identifying suitable test cases, determining analytical solutions where appropriate Requirements We are interested in applications from candidates studying for a degree in Mathematics, Physics or Computer Science, as well as Materials Science or Chemistry students who can demonstrate strong maths or programming skills. Growth Mindset; You're full of grit and determination.
Clear where you are going and how you will get there. Curious; you're a person who loves to think outside the box.
(You're a person who loves to take the box apart!
). Innovative; you're open to learning about new technologies and ground-breaking ideas. Resilience; you're an advocate of 'speaking up' for yourself and others openly and constructively. Team Worker; you're dependable and reliable. You're interested in collaborating with and supporting others. Benefits The opportunity to learn from subject matter experts and to develop skills that are applicable across many industries. A salary of £22,250 A market leading contributory pension scheme.
We will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your own contribution. Every second Friday off.
We do this by working a 41-hour week followed by a 33-hour week. 270 hours annual leave a year that includes an allowance for bank holidays. Access to the employee discounts portal – everyday savings on retail, hospitality and leisure.